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Photos: How cool is this? Datacenter at Arctic Circle's edge

At about 50 miles from the Arctic Circle, the frequent -25C (-13F) winter temperatures make the question of how to keep equipment racks cool less of an issue for the Hydro 66 datacenter.

April 29, 2016 by Toby Wolpe in Data Centers

15 major lessons tech companies learned this year

From hack attacks to the king of Macs, we learned some pretty deep truths in 2015

December 29, 2015 by Jefferson Reid in CXO

Email and social media blunders that could get you fired ... or worse

From Anthony Weiner-style pics to simply hitting the caps-lock key at the wrong time, these communication blunders could cost you big.

October 1, 2015 by Jefferson Reid in CXO

So lonely: Install these 15 apps before you start working remotely

Which apps are key if you move to a location far, far away from your employer's central office?

August 26, 2015 by Jefferson Reid in Cloud

The top IT trends that CIOs should watch in 2015

With digital transformation at the top of the agenda for many organizations, the winds of change are in the air in tech departments. Here are some vital currents in the industry that IT leaders should keep in mind this year.

July 31, 2015 by Dion Hinchcliffe in CXO

Presidential Election 2016: Can Republicans do Web sites?

With the 2016 Presidential election season right around the corner, 16 Republican hopefuls have launched their campaigns, and their Web sites. In this gallery, ZDNet's David Gewirtz explores the candidates sites (and their chances).

July 24, 2015 by David Gewirtz in Cloud

Digital deluge: 12 NASA missions that keep delivering the 'Big' in data

Earlier this month, New Horizons joined the US space agency's many dozens of other far-flung unmanned probes that are already gathering a combined 30 terabytes of data daily from the near and far reaches of our solar system.

July 21, 2015 by ZDNet Editors in Cloud

Who said what? Memorable quotes from Microsoft's CEOs

July 13, 2015 by ZDNet Editors in Cloud

A closer look at Office 2016 for the Mac

Here's a quick tour of the official Office 2016 release for the Mac, now available to Office 365 subscribers.

July 9, 2015 by Ed Bott in Enterprise Software

Amazon at 20: A look back at its best and worst moments

Amazon, the retail and cloud giant, is twenty-years old . But, before it became the powerhouse it is today it had its ups and downs. Here are some of the company's best, and worst, historic moments

July 7, 2015 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols in Consumerization

The top 10 leaders driving open-source tech

These are the people who have been driving the open-source technology powering today's business world.

June 28, 2015 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols in Innovation

Amazon Echo unboxing

After waiting more than four months since placing his order, David Gewirtz finally got his Echo. Want to see what comes in the box? Click on in.

May 18, 2015 by David Gewirtz in Cloud

Photos: Inside Rackspace's new datacenter and how it aims to cut millions from running costs

Managed cloud firm Rackspace says the design and technology in its latest datacenter could slice as much as 80 percent off energy overheads compared with typical builds.

April 24, 2015 by Toby Wolpe in Cloud

RSA 2015 Expo: Best in Show

The first day of RSA 2015's exhibitor show floor was packed with booths and oodles of creative, sometimes bizarre, gimmicks to attract attention. These stand out from the rest.

April 22, 2015 by Violet Blue in Security

Photos: Google's first shop lands in London

Google has chosen London's Tottenham Court Road as the test bed for a physical retail presence called 'the Google shop'.

March 11, 2015 by Colin Barker in Cloud

Why buying Fitbit could be a sensible move for Google

Fitbit has a solid transformation strategy and a good plan to be integrated into the healthcare system. What it lacks is time as it swaps a hardware model for one that revolves around software and services.

May 7, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Cloud

AWS traffic hijack: Hackers used Russian IP address to empty Ethereum wallets

Criminals pulled off a brazen attack using weakness in core internet infrastructure.

April 26, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Security

Alphabet Q1 revenue beats targets

Google's parent company reported Q1 net income of $9.4 billion, with non-GAAP earnings of $13.33 per share on revenue of $31.1 billion.

April 24, 2018 in Cloud

Why the cloud is tailor made for many US government IT projects

At RSA 2018, Katie Lewin, Federal Director at Cloud Security Alliance talks to Jason Hiner about why the cloud is tailor-made for the massive and intermittent IT projects of the US government.

April 20, 2018 by Jason Hiner in Cloud

Lenovo begins testing Windows AutoPilot

Lenovo officials said they're now testing Windows AutoPilot with select early-adopter customers, while general availability for its large enterprise users will happen 'in the coming months'.

April 20, 2018 in Cloud

Telegram drags Google, Amazon cloud services into Russia privacy battle

Russia's quest to stop encrypted messaging app Telegram also blocks thousands of Amazon, Google addresses.

April 18, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Security

NextDC seeking AU$281m for three new datacentre sites

The three sites -- which would be known as S3 in Sydney, M3 in Melbourne, and P2 in Perth -- would give the company an extra 180MW of capacity.

April 17, 2018 in Cloud

Smartphones: Is there any innovation left?

In this fascinating video roundtable, ZDNet's David Gewirtz, Jason Perlow, and Adrian Kingsley-Hughes sit down to discuss the future of the smartphone. It's not what you may think.

April 16, 2018 by David Gewirtz in Mobility

Cloud spending surges but customers wary of 'lock-in'

A small set of vendors are swallowing a bigger chunk of cloud computing spending.

April 13, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Cloud

Australian public cloud spend to hit AU$4.6b this year: Gartner

Australian spending on public cloud services will reach AU$4.6 billion in 2018, says Gartner -- an 18.5 percent increase over 2017.

April 12, 2018 in Cloud

Public server: Stockholm plans to pipe wasted data center heat into homes

The data center's heat exchangers are being linked up to the city's heating network.

April 11, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Innovation

More enterprises are going 'all-in' with select cloud providers

Don't look now but more enterprises are going "all-in" with select cloud providers. Will enterprises repeat the same lock-in mistakes made in the big enterprise software era?

April 8, 2018 by ZDNet Editors in Cloud

Microsoft gains protected-level cloud classification from ASD

Microsoft has received accreditation from the Australian Signals Directorate, allowing it to store highly classified government information up to 'protected' level on its Office 365 platform and specific Azure services.

April 4, 2018 in Security

​Citrix launches APAC cloud management plane

A new Citrix Cloud management plane will service the Asia-Pacific South, hosted on Microsoft Azure in Sydney, Australia.

April 3, 2018 in Cloud

Windows Intune

Microsoft's cloud-based systems management service makes life simple for SMEs. There's no need for additional infrastructure, and complex tools can be wrapped in a way that makes them accessible even for part-time IT professionals.

March 23, 2011 by Simon Bisson in Cloud

Microsoft Office Web Apps

As an occasional extra for users of Microsoft's desktop Office 2010 suite, Office Web Apps is just about acceptable. However, it requires further development if it's to become a workable standalone solution.

September 8, 2010 by Alan Stevens in Cloud

Zoho Business

A rapidly maturing cloud-based office suite, Zoho Business is a good choice for small organisations looking for an online alternative to Microsoft Office. However, there's still room for improvement.

September 8, 2010 by Alan Stevens in Cloud

Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 3.0

Fast deployment, browser-based management and the ability to protect any internet-connected Windows PC are the key selling points of this revamped hosted security service. It's Windows only and has one or two rough edges, but compares well with other small-business solutions.

May 25, 2010 by Alan Stevens in Cloud

Zoho Writer 2.0

Zoho Writer 2.0 provides one of the richest feature sets of any online word processor, now more accessible thanks to an interface revamp. And, of course, it's free.

April 1, 2009 by Christian Harris in Cloud

Google Docs beta

Google Docs is a fantastic free online application that offers some exciting features. However, by virtue of being an online application, users with a slow connection will experience lag, and Docs still doesn't contain enough functionality to be a replacement for today's mainstay office suites in most businesses.

September 18, 2008 by Alex Serpo in Cloud

Zoho Show 2.0

Zoho Show 2.0 is great as far as it goes, but don't rely on it exclusively: you'll need an internet-connected PC to use it, and the feature set is still relatively limited.

April 8, 2008 by Christian Harris in Cloud

SatDrive

Are you stuck in the ADSL/cable wilderness? If you are, check out SatDrive’s £15 a month one-way satellite service. It may not suit everyone, but you can get great download speeds, plus a good range of free offline services.

December 13, 2002 by Charles McLellan in Cloud

OmniSky

Even on a 9.6Kbit/s GSM network, OmniSky delivers a usable service that's streets ahead of any WAP phone.

April 10, 2001 by Charles McLellan in Cloud